It was almost dusk after the ceremony, and the sound of silk and bamboo sang to the tune of joy. Xu Jieyu and I went back to the palace to change clothes and prepare for the evening banquet at the palace.
Because most of the night banquets were for family members, there was no need to make up according to the style, just be elegant and luxurious. After working hard all day, Yuhan and Lingxi lay in the arms of the mother, sucking the milk greedily. I took a rest and slept, and then called again.
Huan Biyun was dressing up while Jin Xi was counting the congratulatory gifts sent by officials from various provinces one by one.
Jin Xi smiled and said: "The things are of course of good quality. Nowadays, every government is busy trying to flatter the empress. Do you dare not choose the best ones and send them to me? I'm afraid that the empress will not like them."
Her hands were soaked in the purified rose juice and moistened. The red gold tooth cloud basin was filled with red fragrance, which made her delicate hands as white as jade. Hua Yi twisted a handful of hot water soaked in magnolia juice.
I put a towel on my face, and the clean fragrance made me feel relaxed and happy. I muffled in the towel and said, "Jinxi has a very good taste, and I will only tell you what you like."
Jin Xi slowly said: "The wedding gift from the Lord's Mansion in Jinkang is a set of twelve lacquered silk silk and elk bamboo fans. Strangely, the bamboo bones are cold to the touch, like jade."
"Hu Zhaoyi refuses to lag behind others in everything, and her mother naturally does the same."
Jin Xi added: "Prince Pingyang gave me a set of peacock green jade bead necklaces. The jade beads are round, transparent and very uniform. The jadeite carved with peacocks is green and moist in color. The workmanship and quality are of the highest quality."
"Nine of the nine princes have the time to pay attention to the things in their daughter's house. That's what Concubine Zhuang Hede is willing to worry about. Such good things are probably a reward from the late emperor over the years." I paused and said, "Later, I will send you the
I sent it to Concubine De with a few beads of cicada and jade inlaid with golden threads and fragrant wood, and said that I thank her for her kindness."
Jin Xi answered "Yes", "There is also a pair of Wenxi poison-detecting chopsticks sent by Duke Pei, which are excellent. Although silver chopsticks can also detect poisons, they are far less rare than this one."
I put down the towel on my lower body and sneered: "People who use poison are the most vicious and hard to guard against. After all, Pei Guogong has his own thoughts."
I suddenly remembered something, "But Pei Guogong Youjia?"
Jinxi clicked on the gift list, turned around and said with a smile: "Apart from their home, where else can there be anything else?"
I pondered slightly, "His young lady You Jingxian, the one who was originally going to be pointed out to the Six Kings, is married?"
Xiao Yunzi stepped forward with a smile and said: "Does this slave know? Not yet. Miss You is obsessed with the Six Kings and refuses to leave the cabinet. She is still delaying her. She has become an old girl."
My heart tightened, and I glanced at Huanbi, who was choosing clothes nearby, and shook my head secretly. But Huanbi heard it with his ears, picked out a dark vermillion-colored golden ruffled robe for me, put it on to compare with, and sneered: "I thought
When she becomes an old girl, can she marry the Six Kings? There are so many women in the world who admire the Six Kings, and the prince has never even seen her eyebrows and nose!"
Little Yunzi still didn't know why Huanbi was angry, and couldn't help but secretly gasped. I glanced at little Yunzi and said, "Have you gone to find out more about what jewelry the queen is wearing today?"
Xiao Yunzi called Qian'er and said: "I asked about it, it's pure gold. The queen has already changed her clothes and is getting ready to go out."
I nodded calmly, "That's good. I have no intention of clashing with her today." While Huanbi was changing my clothes, I said softly, "Why were you acting so grandly just now, and what you said was too mean."
Huanbi turned her head away and said, "I can't bear to see her like this. I'm afraid that people won't know that she's waiting for the Sixth Prince and will embarrass the Prince."
I sighed softly, "She is pitiful, she is such a good young lady." After saying that, I changed my clothes and leaned on the imperial concubine's couch, put on my jade armor and said, "The gifts come and go, just these ordinary things.
Put it away and keep it for others to enjoy."
Pin'er half-crouched and put on the sachet on her belt for me. She smiled and joked, "It's nothing else, just a coral bracelet sent by King Qinghe. The slave looked at it as very exquisite." He handed it over.
Open it, and you will find a satin box with gold threads, sea beasts and grape patterns. On the white snow silk, there is a bunch of coral bracelets as red as blood. The beads are round and plump, forming the shape of nine consecutive exquisite pieces. The precious light seems to burn people's eyes.
A slight movement made the flowing red light swim. As soon as I saw it, my heart felt cramped. I picked it up and played with it carefully. Xuanqing, Xuanqing, I couldn't pity the coral on my palm, but it turned into a sunflower. How could I not
Understand? How could you not understand?
Thinking in his mind, he unconsciously put it on his wrist and said calmly: "Get off, let's go to Chonghua Hall."
I was surrounded by everyone and slowly walked into the Chonghua Hall. The queen was already sitting next to Xuan Ling. She was wearing a red crimson robe with golden thorns and five phoenixes. She wore the same palace makeup as thousand-leaf gold peony jewelry, and the branches and leaves were wrapped with gold and red.
, holding out a huge red gold double-petaled peony coiled chi necklace on the neck, the whole person seemed to be plated with a light halo of gold, the majesty of the palace, very luxurious and eye-catching. I wore a rose-red golden pair.
The long-tailed Luan robe of Guangzhou silk is decorated entirely with blue field fat jade, which is light and heavy yet heavy. Zhengui's concubine uses a lighter color of scarlet silver to embroider the palace dress, and the jade color is printed with dark silver cloud patterns, which is smooth.
Her posture becomes more and more elegant as she is only decorated with tourmalines. In addition, the concubines and concubines present here are not allowed to wear red, and even similar orange and pink colors are not allowed.
King Qishan is a lustful person by nature. In recent years, he never brings his main concubine to the palace banquets. He is always accompanied by beautiful young concubines. He is also very proud of this. King Qinghe and King Pingyang are both alone, drinking separately.
That's it. My eyes lightly touched his, and then I lowered my head and greeted Xuan Ling with a smile.
Xuan Ling took my hand, looked friendly, and whispered in his ear: "You look the best no matter what you wear."
I glanced at him, covered my lips and smiled, "The emperor is the best at coaxing his concubines."
After talking about drinking and having a banquet, there was a lot of singing and dancing. By the end of the banquet, I could already feel the smell of wine rising, and my face was filled with spring beauty. The concubine beside me was even more drunk, and her jade was slumped. I leaned on Xuan Ling.
He turned to the side and said softly: "Sister Zhen is already very drunk. Your Majesty must take good care of your sister tonight."
Xuan Ling held my hand in his sleeve, with the "rosy drunk" look still remaining on the corners of his lips, and whispered with a smile, "I want to go to Rouyi Hall."
I pushed him and whispered softly, "Sister Zhen is unhappy after giving birth. Your Majesty, please spend more time with her. As time goes by..." I looked at him politely, and my voice became softer and softer, "I, my concubine, will not fight for a while."
Xuan Ling smiled indifferently, turned his head and whispered a few words to Concubine Zhengui. Concubine Zhengui's cheeks were flushed, like a blooming rose, and she was smiling.
Because Meizhuang was tired, he left in the middle of the dinner and went back to Tangli Palace to rest. I felt uneasy for a while, so I wanted to go to Tangli Palace.
A soft sedan with four curtains, golden bells and emerald green leaves was waiting outside. When the night wind blew, I felt my cheeks were getting hot, I felt dizzy, and my feet felt sluggish. Suddenly my arms warmed up, and I heard a clear voice laughing:
"The pear blossom white is sweet in the mouth, but has a strong staying power. I think it's because I'm drunk, so I'd better take a walk. Sitting in the sedan chair makes me feel dizzy." Although the voice was as cold as ice beads, it was filled with a deep smile.
It's sweet and smooth to the ears, making people want to indulge in it.
We were about to turn around to see who it was, but we heard Huanbi say indifferently: "Mr. Yan is well."
Lady Yan is wearing a magnolia green double embroidered satin dress, a cinnamon green chest-length brocade skirt, and an exquisite silver hairpin with emerald green threads and beads inlaid with silver wire.
The cold makeup and elegant posture were stunning at first sight. However, a sudden thought occurred in his mind, and he suddenly remembered old things. He pushed her hand away calmly and said, "Is Mr. Yan going to leave too?"
She smiled brightly, with clear teeth, "Today is a good day for the empress. The empress wants to make love to the concubine Zhen. How can I be so cold-blooded? Just go back early and hug my fur to rest."
When she talked about "tuan velvet", I felt more and more strange in my heart. I couldn't help but secretly calm down and said with a smile: "The noble lord's tuan velvet is very cute. I wonder if it has grown up?"
The noble lady smiled brightly, "If you are interested, why don't you go and sit in my concubine's green residence? I wonder if your Majesty would be willing to give me a favor?" She joked, her phoenix eyes were like a pair of obsidian gems, shining dimly.
Overflowing with color, she was so charming. She paused and said: "It's just that the empress often follows countless people and mobilizes troops. I'm afraid that the concubine's Tuanrong will be frightened and she won't dare to say a word - the best thing about Tuanrong is its cry.
Woolen cloth!"
I heard her mention what happened that night intentionally or unintentionally, and I didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd. I simply smiled and said: "The night is so drunk tonight. It's such a beautiful moonlight. It would be a shame not to take advantage of the pleasure of traveling together. It's rare for noble people to be together."
There is such a good mood." I turned around and told Xiao Yunzi, "You are not allowed to follow me. I will go and sit with the noble Lord Yan. Huanbi will help me."
I always keep my word, but Xiao Yunzi and the others dare not persuade me. Huanbi has always disliked noble people, so he held my hand and the three of them walked forward in a meandering way.
Luni lives in a remote place. Xuan Ling originally chose this place because he wanted the nobles to avoid the harem. Taiye Hibiscus is still in the willow. At this time, all the hibiscus flowers have withered, and only the willow color is trailing on the ground, condensing the last touch of time.
The greener and greener the willows become, the more sad and sad the autumn coolness becomes, and one can imagine the desolate scene with bare branches in the future.
The bright moon is in the sky, the light is floating in the sky, and after crossing the Narcissus Bridge, we arrive at Luxue Pavilion. The reed flowers in Luxue Pavilion are in full bloom, and they look like snow and silver under the melting moon. This place is not far from Luniju, and the surroundings are silent.
There was no one in sight, and the silk embroidered shoes inlaid with vermillion satin and pearls stepped on the dew-soaked corridor, making a soft rustle along with the sound of the skirts touching. The water in the corner of Taiye Pond in front of him was cast by the moonlight and glowed with a gentle color.
The light waves and the reed flowers on the shore were like big snowflakes, which made me feel chilly in my heart.
I wonder if the reed flowers remain the same along the riverside of Ganlu Temple?
At the moment when the memories were piled up, a cold feeling suddenly went down in his throat. A bright silver thin-edged blade was silently placed against his neck. Reflecting Huanbi's frightened expression, Ming Guiren smiled like a flower and said, "My dear, don't underestimate this dagger."
, but a treasure of tribute from Persia. Once upon a time, the concubine was injured by a shady leopard when she was training animals. The first thing she did after she recovered was to sneak into the leopard garden and secretly cut the leopard's throat. The empress
Are you willing to give it a try? The leopard's blood is hot, fishy, and very sticky. Your Majesty is a great beauty. I wonder what your blood is like? But is it as cold and temperatureless as your heart?" After saying this, she said coquettishly.
Looking at Huanbi, he said, "If Miss Bi accidentally screams, the dagger in my hand will accidentally cut the throat of Concubine Shu."
Huanbi's exclamation was swallowed alive, and I laughed angrily, forcing myself to remain motionless, "Why bother to scare Huanbi? You tried every means to trick me into coming here, and you promised Huanbi to follow alone. Of course you have a perfect plan. Not to mention here.
It's so remote, you're not afraid of anyone hearing you."
Her eyes were full of desire, like a wave of waves, and she said softly, "Mmm, your Majesty is so smart, so I accidentally killed your Majesty and your maid here. A few hundred steps ahead is the crossroads."
"Lu Guan, you can blame the concubine on Qi Concubine, who has a deep grudge with you. I can't bear any responsibility on my own." She chuckled, "Anyway, Qi Concubine's desire to kill the empress does not last for a day or two.
No, I just treat her as my concubine."
The dagger felt cold when it was pressed against my throat. It only took a little force to kill me. I forced myself to calm down and smiled slightly, "Don't you have a deep grudge between Mr. Yan and me? Otherwise, that day in Yongxiang.
Why did Tuanrong attract so many cats to kill me and my unborn child? It’s just that I have a great destiny!”
"Have you guessed it already?" She spoke in a soft and charming voice, "My queen is very patient. Since she guessed it early, she still tolerated me for so long. I think she underestimated me."
There was a huge white jade butterfly with thin wings attached to the hairpin. It was moving in the wind, and the thin tentacles made a soft sound when they touched each other. I looked at her calmly and said, "It's not that you underestimate me, but the matter has already passed, and I don't want to
It’s embarrassing for you to be so infatuated - you are already the emperor’s favorite concubine, and it would be too unworthy to kill me because of King Qinghe.”
Her expression changed slightly, and the dark color in her eyes became darker. She stared at me firmly and said, "You know?"
I looked at the green clothes around her and looked back at her calmly, "Young lady only wears blue clothes all day long. She loves acacia flowers more than her own life. In addition, someone told me that when you were lonely and dying, he asked the imperial doctor to save you."
You, Your Majesty, are compassionate and know that you have saved a femme fatale. If Your Majesty knew about it at this time, what would you think in your heart?"
Before I finished speaking, Huanbi's expression suddenly changed, and she said angrily: "The most poisonous woman's heart! It's hard to believe that the prince worked so hard to save you in the past, but you dare to harm the young lady like this!" She spat in the face of the noble lady, "You are so
Is he worthy of liking the prince even if he has a heart of snakes and scorpions?"
It was such a shame and humiliation to spit on my face. Huanbi was so angry that she ignored the consequences. She was shocked for a moment, turned pale, and looked at me hastily. Mr. Yan wiped the saliva from his face as if nothing had happened, and chuckled, "Why did you just say that your young lady?"
You were not angry when you said I harmed her, but you are so anxious when you talk about the prince." She raised her eyebrows leisurely, with spring in her eyes, "Miss Bi only wears blue clothes, and the blue color is the same as cyan. I wonder if it is for the same reason as me?
"
Huanbi's face was flushed and she was so embarrassed that she said harshly: "The evil woman only talks nonsense!"
"I am an evildoer. Wouldn't Concubine Shu become the leader of all evildoers?" She Shi Shiran approached me with a hint of determination on her lips, "Since we have the fate of Ganlu Temple, why should we have to go to Shu to be greedy and flattery?"
Return to the emperor. Sure enough, in the eyes of the empress, the wealth of the Heavenly Family is better than his love!" There was clear contempt and hatred in her eyes, "I know the prince myself, and I have never seen him in such a sincerely happy moment, and I have never seen him so sincerely happy.
I have never seen him so sad. The concubines began to be suspicious from the moment the empress returned to the palace, until that day at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet..."
"Were you the one eavesdropping behind the bushes that day?"
"I have been paying attention to the prince's whereabouts for a long time, and it happened by chance that day." She glanced at me. "It is indeed you." She glanced at Huanbi with great disdain, "You think I don't deserve to like the prince, could it be that Concubine Shu just
Is she worthy? She is nothing but a ruthless and unjust person, and she is not as nostalgic as the beasts in the imperial garden! I killed her just to teach the world that there is one less careless person!"
"So you are instigating cats in Yongxiang?"
She didn't take it seriously and raised her graceful neck, "Your Majesty is so devoted to you, but you cling to the Emperor for the sake of wealth and honor, and have his child. All you rely on is this child, so I'm going to make you lose it."
I will make you cry and regret day and night because of this child's suffering in the cold palace!"
Huanbi screamed in shock: "You are crazy. If you let this child die, you will kill him..." Huanbi stopped in panic and said angrily: "Miss was eight months pregnant at the time. What if the mother and child are both dead?"
It can't be saved, but it's three lives! If the young lady dies, the prince..." Huanbi felt a lump in his throat and clenched his fists, "Then you will take the prince's life!"
Yan Guiren was slightly startled, with a hint of intolerance between his brows, but he quickly covered it up and said: "If you die, it will be over, so that the prince will not worry about such a heartless person anymore." The clouds in the sky covered the golden moon, and the moon beside the pool was covered by clouds.
The fragrance of wild rice leaves and water chestnuts overflows, with thick light and light shadows, shimmering, shrouded in a silver halo. "King Qinghe..." Because of this name, the corners of her lips have a gentle arc, and her eyebrows also have a soft curve.
Shen Cai, "Although he is a noble man, he is actually a lonely and helpless person like me. Over the years, he is the only one who has been kind to me and willing to pity me. When I was in the imperial garden, everyone yelled at me, beat me, and drove me away.
Like a beast, no one has ever regarded me as a human being... Even now, there is no one in the palace who doesn't regard me as a monster and a scourge, wishing to kill me.